{"id":369,"date":"2018-02-23T19:57:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T19:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.mcclurken.org\/adh18\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2018-02-23T19:57:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T19:57:32","slug":"fredericksburg-national-cemetery-contract","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.mcclurken.org\/adh18\/project-contracts\/fredericksburg-national-cemetery-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Fredericksburg National Cemetery Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Park Service, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Project<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

1013 Lafayette Blvd. Fredericksburg, VA 72401<\/span><\/p>\n

Mission Statement:<\/span><\/p>\n

The purpose of this project is to work with the Fredericksburg National Cemetery and the National Park Service to create a digitized map and registry for all of the soldiers buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. In order to do this,\u00a0<\/span>our group will be creating a website, using Omeka,\u00a0<\/span>that will contain information about the digitized register, the map showing where each of the soldiers is buried and the limited information that we know about unknown soldiers. All of the materials will be uploaded to the Omeka site and elaborated on upon uploading. Each of these different sections of information will be located in separate pages. Additionally, our group will be working to digitize the cover, binding and each page of the register provided by the National Parks Service. Upon digitization, the files will be saved as a TIFF file. Afterwards, we will be converting the files into a JPG\u00a0<\/span>so that the images can be uploaded onto both the website and map<\/span>. Users will be able to see the fully scanned page that correlates with that soldier. The map will be created utilizing Google Maps which will have a search function so that users can find the corresponding row their soldier is buried.<\/span><\/p>\n

Website:<\/span><\/p>\n

This site, created with Omeka, will be different from the preexisting sites showcasing the Fredericksburg National Cemetery because it will include an interactive map that will allow visitors to see what row of the cemetery specific soldiers are buried in. We intend to have multiple tabs, one for the home page, register page, the map, and information that we know about each of the unknown soldiers. The home page will include our mission statement and the link to the National Parks Service. All of the files that are scanned will be uploaded into our\u00a0<\/span>Omeka\u00a0<\/a><\/span>site, with the url of\u00a0<\/span>fnc<\/span>.umwhistory.org. The site allows for both a location for the\u00a0<\/span>map\u00a0<\/span>and the files,\u00a0<\/span>as well as an interface that allows visitors to come and search for individual names to locate the person\u2019s page<\/span>. \u00a0Google maps can easily be embedded in Omeka, and we will be using a Omeka\u2019s native search function to allow visitors to locate the page based on the names that they search.<\/span><\/p>\n

Digitizing:<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of the pages that are scanned will have an individual file name, see naming conventions before. The cemetery registry will be digitized in TIFF files and then converted into a JPG. Information will be recorded using\u00a0<\/span>Google Sheets<\/a><\/span>\u00a0so that information can be easily shared and modified by group members.<\/span><\/p>\n

Naming Conventio<\/span>ns:<\/span><\/p>\n

Blank pages: \u00a0FRSP_7700_front_blankpage_01 (blankpage_blank page number)<\/span><\/p>\n

Index: FRSP_7700_<\/span>index_iii (index_index page number)<\/span><\/p>\n

Page Numbering Convention:\u00a0<\/span>FRSP_7700_276_08914 (FRSP_7700_Pagenumber_<\/span>Firstr<\/span>unningnumber<\/span>onpage<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

FRSP_7700_index_xxii<\/span><\/p>\n

Mapping:<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to digitizing files, our group will be c<\/span>reating a map,\u00a0<\/span>using Google Maps, that allows the viewer to easily access and interact with specific graves within a designated row that belongs to a broader section of the cemetery<\/span>. \u00a0<\/span>Rows within each section will alternate between opacity and transparency<\/span>\u00a0to make it easier to look at and sections will be color coded for visual distinction. Google Maps allows one to add 2000 rows per layer. \u00a0We will have a number of layers, so we will run into no issues with google maps running out of space. \u00a0When using the map, visitors will be able to put a specific name into the search bar which will tell you the exact row that the grave is located in. The original, handwritten map will be included on our website. \u00a0Hyperlinks to the register pages with the names of the soldiers will be included within each row of the Google Map so that users can link directly to the corresponding register page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Link to map:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1pxN7zWLQNeVZ-M9dSvO8yrcjBgZr1e-Z&usp=sharing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1nwsTbimkfnsY4D64WSfKEgj7qIjgZZ0x&ll=38.29289491789246%2C-77.46822933521537&z=20<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tools<\/span><\/p>\n